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close the door behind him? Again [roll envelope had been scooped into_a Donavan's voice thickened a bit, and flour sack, came vividly back into his he drew his hand quickly across his mind, and 1 he wet his lips. A drawer , the table was pulled half way open, An automatic pistol lay in the drawer. '- '-- the scene, been rash. brow, as though to banish something, aa he went on: "The door hadn't been locked before. Pl r '> experts, viewing I dkln't know just how to open it | opined tot Benny had fumbled with it a minute. Then I They tihautrh't he'd been ordered to ertepiped back and chucked myself at hokl up his hands, and pro/bably had the door. It's just a thin pine thing, | obeyed, und then, at some point m you know. Second time I bumped it ( the bo-M-uip, had recklessly sought to the casing split out and I went is*'** *h P"" 4 * 1 . and ^ ue " *f* d wn - through into the front room kind of] Donavan had been fond of young stumbling. * * * Well, a man was; Ben -y Mitchell He turned now at running past, toward the front door, last to the overwhelmingly vital point He waa so close th*t I grabbed at' -anxiously a though entreating the him. This was a vital part of the story, boss to believe him: "You see, I got a good, square look The Boss's Bounty BY WILL PAYNE. PART I. |art of being a good fellow like beam- he ducked out to one side, turning his * 11*0 cr it i . i i j . i i i \ft. i i 11 n i. i > i j j _ *_ J 11 and Donavan slowed down to go over! at him, Uncle Frank as good a look it carefully, like a man negotiating a i * 1>m getting at you right now- difficult bit of road. I square into his face. Im absolutely "He had on an old raincoat with.wre about it. The man was Handy grease Btains down here" indicating! Andy Hatch no question at all about on hi coat "and a faded plaid cap. '* , There was a black cloth around his [ So he had declared to those who neck with a knot .ticking out behind !" running to th scene, attracted a mask, you see, that had f alien ; by <** P"rtl **">* So he had dedar- down from his face. He had a flour | f to the fl ret policeman who arrived sack, about half full, In his H-ft hand , nd If*" to . the captain, and and an automatic gun in his right s* 1 ' 1 1 * ter ., to the inspector and alj hand. * He was so close that 1 1 along, to the newspaper repo.rters and grabbed at him as he went by. Andl CTe 7 other Inquirer Absolutely, be- In March one Eugene Donavan was irg Gus Whelpley, who lollied every- bead toward me, and pulled up the "let out." He was twenty-eight years body and would run his legs off to do gun and popped at me. * * * I don't old, married, with a two-year-old a- favor fox a friend. ! think," he added, with conscientious daughter. Being "let out" waa alii the To be sure, there was a good deal deliberation, ''that he could have fashaon then. For month* factories of loafing on the job, with two men to meant to hit me, .because he was only had l*en shutting down, office forces do one man's work. Obviously, the two arms' length away. Of course, he dwindling, jobs growing fewer. Dona- more the work cost, the more "plus" _was running and kind of shooting van spent a week swking another po- and profit for the contractor, who, the sideways his head turned eo that sition; but even in those few offices newspapers said, was a creature of might have spoiled his aim. Yet he "Diamond Dyes" add years of wear wii-rv h had a right to expect con- the potttical machine. But apparently was so close it seems he would have to worn (aded ,it| r tB. waists, coats, ,'_)^. ..._...* ;.. .L._. ....&.. ~f ^ __ 1 .. 1 1 , . ,\i i '< L! i . Aaj^r\*t- AYvtw*t if\ t V\ P f '.. FVO n if nu . -P V^'4, T-JTI 1 ! i +* ^1 4-*\ T*V^ , shadow of doubt, the man was Handy Andy Hatch! (To be continued.) Dye Silk Stockings Blouse or Sweater in Diamond Dyes beoaurt; of pca-sonal gtocklngs sweaters coverings hane- ' ' fade, or run. Tell your druggist whether ttie material you wish to dye wool or allk, or whether It Is linen, cotton or mixed goods. 4 r ac- tihe public dddn't object to that; and hit me if he'd really tried to. The ' , ,. quaintancc he was mt with a rather Donavan rather thought he had been bullet must have gone sdx Inches wldej . dranerles bo.x-d air. as though akin* for a Job a prig in priding himself on his afore- of me. Probably Tie shot just to top g ' e ,f ontaln , dlre ctlon 8 so slronle under present conditions were quite time Independence of mighty Uncle me." package contain- dii .lions so simple unreasonable. .Frank. I A humble and embarrassed little ! an y woman can I> ut " ew > rlcn - fadeless At the end of the week he said to! Then, at haJf past 10 o'clock of an mnile appeared on Donm-mi'? face, for colors Into her worn garments or his wife: "I'll nee Undo Frank in tile October ndght, Donavan found himself tne hot had stopped him wherefore: draperies even If she hae never dyed morning." (again in the boss' presence. Beaming he had been asking himself at inter- , before. Just buy Diamond Dyes no It was an acknowledgment of de- Ous Whelpley had called for him at val during ten hours how much of a other kind then your material will feat. Frank Coohran was mot realily hte Mttle flat jm.<t as he was getting coward he was. The mutual bark of come out right, because Diamond Dyes hio uncle, but only his mother's cousin, ready for bed, saying he was needed the nm, almost under his nose, had are guaranteed not to streak, spot, At their infrequent meetings Cochran to check over the payroll figures. wt U P certain reactions in hi* ntrves ; fa had always worn a kindHy air, how- "What about this 'hold-up, Gene?" , without asking his consent. j w ever, and he was a mighty man. The Cochran began, a rumble in his voice I "I Just stood still," he confessed, I newspapers said ho was one of the that went with the smolder in his w ' f h the embarrassed Mttte amlle. bosse.1 the Martimlalc-Brophy-Coch- eyes. " The lwxt minute the man was out of j nan-Hanson machine who ran the For the twentieth time In the last the door and hopping into the car, ; town. Going to Uncle Frank was an ten hours Donavan patiently repeated and they were off in a cloud of dust.j Scientific Dole Giving, acknowledgment of defeat; but his the story: ' * Th*n I went behind the counter, j unemployment doles la Switzerland problem was very simple, to wit:; "Why, we'd made up the payroll as Benny was dead. The doctor thought w(1 , ln future vary wlth the CO8t of "Find work or staj-v-e." 'we always do. It was about a qunrter hen <]>ed instantly. Never would he forget how Uncle to twelve. We always eat lunch in' The lifeless face of young Benny Frank sorved the problem for him. the office on pay day, you know Mitchell as he lay on the floor beside Tho boss was carcfasaly dressed, as early for tlhe men begin coming in the office table, from which the pay- M " u?ual, that morning, the knot of his for their pay almost any time after four-in-hand tie slipped down so far twelve. Ollie Dunn and I went into thai the collar button was exposed, my office. Benny MitchU was In the A shock of dark reddish hair, with front office, behind the counter, with gray threads in it, tumbled above his the payroll. Ollie Dunn made an ex- big round face, which was mottled cuse to site^j outside, and swung the with large, faint freckles. Sitting door to behind him as he went." massively ait the desk, he listened to Donavan's voice thickened a little, tte young man's anxious recital, with a slight choking, over that state- Oochran merely said: memt. arvl his eyes fel'l from his "All right, Gene; 111 take care of uncle's face. To Uw> police and the you. Don't worry. Come and see me newspaper reporters he had said sim- to-morrow afternoon." p4y that he wa? al'rme in Ms offiro Repeating it to his wife half an not that (Wie Dunn had gone in there- hour later, with n heart gratefully with him. then *ter>pe-l out, closing the glow, Donavan declared: "That's door behind him. Why had Ollie Dunn everythrinfj he sawl; just 'Don't worry ste-pped out, closing the door behind, homes I'll tak" rare of you.' It was corking him, iust at the i living in each district. for Colds, eto. Woman's Sphere t ,|t m j ? ht wn j c h ' j{ * lieve that d.f- Flowers lirighU-n the Winter Days. With the heavy frosts of fall al- ways comes the dread of the long winter months which in many farm will not be shortened by the nio- tho way he did it!" "imewt? Painfully that question hud The grateful fjlow persiste-1. He been cnming up, in the back of his was an uncle, indeed! When tlw whole nrir. 1 for ton hr.iirs. Rut he had not world shut ono out of doors to starve, oven hinted the question to anybody Frank Cochran merely crooked n little * * * Of court', Olli-e's action must firwrer, and one waa let in again! h-ive been Just an unfortunate coin- The jc':> proved to IK* 1hat of pay- oid-enc*. Not for a (Trent deal, in such n*t<sr arvl the nalary $200 n month a polemn case as this, would Donavan - - -"* ' - """"''of quite as much a Donavan had expect, have hinted an unfounded suspicion Well rotted manure should be mixed] ' ed. It was not a city job, either; at ftgainrt any one. Mentioning Dunn'n, into the ordinary garden loam and if; wct leaM. not nominally. ATI extensive actions to Uncle Frank, his eves fell the soil is heavy, mix in sand enough : ' rom publii- imrr-nement, known as the in an envbairassed way; and ho wentj^ p^ke it porous. In watering, be supplemental drainage system, was on nuickly: then going forward, under contract on "I hrd somebody spoak in the "cost-plus" basis. ifiwnt room, buit T p-tid no attention to To houte the contractor'* field staff, it." (He had niacddry taken the firt two rough wooden buildin>g had t>eon big bite out of Ms second ham ?ar>d- tJxrown up on a breudtli of bare prairie, wic-h at th\-> moment.) "Then, a min or in a shady spot in the garden. It is their nature to shed many of their leaves during this rest period In the summer. Re-pot again in September, using the same kind of soil and al-' ways taking care to leave the top of life bulb free. A week or two after re-potting, the plant may be brought into a sunny window where it should soon begin to show signs of growth, and will bloom freely through the winter. Cyclamen leaves should be washedjrequently with a damp cloth and all red spiders destroyed as soon as they appear. Plants taken from the greenhouse often have the tiny white millers which are very bad for cyclamen. Put some ammonia in a saucer and set the plant in that rf it is troubled with millers. I have found that it takes cyclamen some time to get accustomed to the change in atmosphere, so it is often necessary to keep them away from the sun in some place where the light is good, for that reason I prefer to raise them from seed. Any list of flowers for winter blooming would hardly be complete without some of the bulbs which are so easy to grow successfully. It is well to procure bulbs In tho fall from some reliable seed house or nursery. Set in crocks or tin cans filled with soil composed of garden loam mixed j with well rotted manure. Be very careful to have well rotted manure as that which is fresh will cause the: bulbs to rot. Daffodils will do very nicely In a tin can filled with black marshy soil. Hyacinths, however, must have plenty of fertilizer end a rather sandy soil. A five-Inch pot is best for them. After the bulbs are set, place in the cedar or other dark piece, watering occasionally as the soil becomes dry. When the crocks are well filled with roots, the plant may be brought into the light. This will usually take from four to six weeks. Do not expoae to full sunlight but turn a crock over the plant In order ; that the bud, which is already formed,; may be brought well above the leaves, j Otherwise the blossom may remain hidden In the soil. Keep the plant; covered from light until the flower stalk is well above the leaves, then give plenty of sunlight. In about four weeka the blooms should be ready to open. Weak manure water given every week or two will make larger, finer blooms. _~ Considering the work and expense, I believe the spring flowering bulbs, when forced in the house, bring great-! er joy than almost any other flower. I ["" r ,"<-f^, for Rheumt\tic Sufferer* The shortest thing In th world is not a mosquito's eye fash it Is the memory of the public. We again remind sufferers from Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Gout, Neuralgia and Neuritis of our marvel- ous remedy, "New Life." Thousands of grateful testi- monials received daring past twenty-five years. One bottle for One Dollar; Six bottles for Five Dollars. Mailed direct to customers. flnbsan (fao Vifr fternr by Companj ! West Adelaide *t. Toronto Oinad* Cotton An Ancient Plant The earliest known mention of cot- ton appears to have been lu an ancient sacred writing of India, about 800 fl C. plants, it is quite possible to raise I them from seed. Now is a good time t to start them in order to have them j come into bloom a year from this winter. Procure your seed from a re- ', seedsman. Sift finely into yourj a mixture of one part garden . gVow flowers 'iuccwsfully, it : loani ' one part well rotted manure, one be well to give n few ruleslPart sand and one part woods loam, should' ^ ow the seeds at least one MM a half | inches apart, then cover with more of Flowers of nearly" a'lf kind, require i the finely sifted soil. Put in a sunny j reasonably rich soil not too heavy, j ^ndow where they wiH have pcnty, - * ' ht and air. Keep moist but not! The plants should appear in| five weeks to two or three ' months. When they have the second curefuf the' plantTare n'otToo wet.' It I J?'. transfer to thumb pots filled with . , ,, P Tlmber La. ids. Owning timber land to-day la like having money In the bank, and pru- dent farmers are husbanding their re- sources in the shape of trees. A wood- lot may be meagre, '.: with Intelligent treatment it can be uiade to give a good return either In yearly growth or In the shape of fire-wood. Only dead or fallen trees should be used for the tlreplace or the cooking gtove. 4 Urgent Reason. Hostess "But, uiy dear, why are you leaving so early?" Little Girl "We're awfully sorry, but we have to go to another party, an' we want to get there before the Ice cream's all gone." is well to wait until they look quite j the same kind of soil. dry, then soak thoroughly, never al- you do not have a crock which is too lowing any water to stand in the '**. and be sure t. Manure water about the | the bul *> uncovered. A good listener pains both informa- Be careful thatj t.ion and friemls. the top of Carelessness in Mvii uj^ \JH M i' . .I..IM ui uurt* ;i.'~ui w n ii tn, un\- iiiuiiii'iii . / A man. :i min- sswuv^i . .I.UIMI .-...i.. wuuv v v , ft the western confines of the oity.iU'e later, I heiurd the shot in the front color of weak tea is also a great help ! ltner wfl y ma y callse tne . Dl "' Don van's office as paymiwter was in room. Of <xnire, I ran to the door, I to growth if given every two or three In watering, guard against wetting 1 the top and never keep them very wet. Nearly all plants require sunlight It is well to re-pot again in May, then in room. on of them. Kverybody Uu-rmlM.ui >,'"' it was- locked, k e*md, was intretei in j> >' .'., There wns the crux of Ollie Dunn's and there was anvple time for con- , actaon*. Tho diwr wws provided with venwtion. Now and then, for an hour spring Vx-k, but novcrr before within st (stretch, tho eitablKihmcnt had Donavan's recollection of it had this the air of a oluto rathen- uhan of ani^ocdc been sat so that the tx>U wnukl offii . It presently occurred to Don- catch whe.n the dc<-.r wjis closed. Who van that this recuixlite art of T. :i r ! eel the luck HO that it would hold chine |x>' .ii'.<, iibout which tho news- him in the room when Ollit- Dunn, p-p rs made TO muCh fu-*<, was, after happening to step out just ut. the nsy- sU. '.r.';.' thxi comparatively inno<:ent ohx>logi<'al moment, also hap pe net! to A Dollar can't stretch further Not until now has a dollar bill been as big as a genuine Gillette Safety Razor. 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For geraniums, j I put in the bottom of the crock a : quantity of well rotted manure, then | a little soil on which to set the plant,! then fill the crock with the loam,! firming around the plant. Fed in this | way, they will grow to a splendid size. Do not have the crock too large aa the plant will run to leaves and will < not bloom. Stones or broken crockery j should always be put In the bottom to ' provide drainage. If kettles or cans j are used, punch holes in the bottom of tho dish. Both petunias and snapdragons make fino winter bloomers. If slips are obtainable, start the same as with geraniums. If one cannot get slips, a paper of seeds will cost but little and provide plants not only for the winter but also for the flower garden next summer. Ordinary garden loam welJ mixed with sand is best for starting them. I prefer boxes and like bo sift the soil, as the seeds are very fine. 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